100 Greatest Phillies: 100-76 Roundup
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, January 11, 2009 01:30 PM | Comments: 27
100 Greatest Phillies, Posts
Before we go into the second quarter of the 100 Greatest Phillies countdown, here’s who we’ve already covered (cue music):
100. Randy Lerch
99. Kid Gleason
98. Ricky Bottalico
97. Jose Mesa
96. Chick Fraser
95. Phil Collins
94. Granny Hamner
93. Mitch Williams
92. Jamie Moyer
91. Dave Hollins
90. Kent Tekulve
89. Greg Gross
88. Tommy Greene
87. Tony Taylor
86. Clay Dalrymple
85. Hal Carlson
84. Dave Cash
83. Hans Lobert
82. Rick Wise
81. Jim Lonborg
80. Brett Myers
79. Jim Thome
78. Tully Sparks
77. Freddy Leach
76. Bake McBride
Coming up between 75 and 51 we have …
- One member of the 2008 Phillies.
- The greatest nickname in Phillies history.
- A longtime catching legend.
- A Most Valuable Player.
Stay tuned!
Posts: 0 Seth T.
I’m disappointed Rico Brogna didn’t make this part of the list. A couple of 100 RBI seasons, stellar defense, one of the best players on some bad Phillies teams. Plus, anytime a first baseman in any level of youth baseball in the Philly area did a good job scooping a throw out of the dirt it was inherently referred to as a “Ricoooooooo!” That’s gotta count for something, right?
Posted: 02:12 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Consider Brogna 101 on the list. He just didn’t do it for me, not with all the help he had hitting ahead of him.
Posted: 02:21 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Brett
that’s a shame.
Posted: 03:59 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 hogballs
keep up the good work. Brings back lots of memories
Posted: 05:31 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 hogballs
Might that great nickname be “Puddinhead” Jones?
Posted: 05:32 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 rob
You mean to tell me that Antonio “El Pulpo” Alfonseca is on this list?
Posted: 06:29 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Philly Sports Fan
I know this is a Phillies fan board but ya gotta love the irony that 2 NY teams choked against 2 Philly teams this season to allow the Philly team to get closer to another championship
Posted: 06:56 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tyler
is it daulton or boone for the catcher,& i bet its burrell for the 2008 member
Posted: 06:58 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Ben
I’m pretty sure that with 25 out of 100 done, we are moving into the second quarter and not the second fifth.
Posted: 07:10 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Joe O'Phillie
This might be a stretch but could 3 be the same person, Carlos “Cooch” Ruiz?
Posted: 07:13 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Fran
A longtime catching legend.
DUTCHHHHHHH
Posted: 07:40 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Yeah, Ben, I actually set to post this a week ago when we were going into No. 80, but had posting problems. So when I edited it to re-post it, I forgot to change the top.
Posted: 07:42 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike
1) Brad Lidge.
2) I got nothin’.
3) Bob Boone.
4) Either Jim Konstanty or Dale Murphy. I think it’s obvious that Howard, Klein, Rollins and Schmidt are all top 50. Konstanty is the odd man out there. But, you didn’t say that they were an MVP for the Phillies, and of MVPs who eventually played for the Phils, Pete Rose’s contribution was too high, and Joe Morgan’s too low, while Dale Murphy’s just right.
Posted: 08:57 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike
And (admittedly, after posting) if number one’s not Lidge, it’s Hamels. In addition to the aforementioned Howard and Rollins, Burrell and Utley are definitely top 50.
Posted: 09:00 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 IRONPIGPEN
1. Mike Schmidt
2. Steve Carlton
Posted: 09:14 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt Kwasiborski
LIEBY!
Posted: 10:40 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Justin
I honestly don’t know how Jay Johnstone is a higher selection even by one slot than Bake, the only thing Johnstone had on Bake is batting average and it’s not even that big of a difference, maybe it’s just me. Bake got a Phillies World Series Ring.
Posted: 10:52 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Brooks
In my opinion, I would place McBride ahead of Manny Trillo, who definitely deserves to be on this list.
Is there a Trillo sighting coming up?
Posted: 11:13 PM on January 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
The MVP will be Jim Konstanty (1950 NL MVP).
Posted: 12:03 AM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Chapps
Could the greatest nickname be “The poor man’s white Darryl Strawberry” or “five-for-one” or “two in the first”? Or is it a simple as Von “Purple” Hayes? Because I think it’s a little too soon for “Nails”.
Posted: 12:14 AM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Ben
Yeah. I love the blog and your work Tim, little things like that just annoy me.
Posted: 12:48 AM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 KidCarnivore
Lidge would be a very interesting subject; only here for a year so far, but played a monstrous role in what was one of our two greatest seasons.
Posted: 12:58 AM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
Hmm… between 75-51 we have:
- Member of the 2008 Phillies… Burrell
- Best Nickname IMO Dandy Little Glove Man… since Morandini is def not a top 75 I’ll go with Nails (only played better than 100 games in a season twice as a Phillie; exclude 1993 and his numbers were average)
- Catching legend… Boone (I think that Daulton and Lieby will both be higher)
- MVP… there haven’t been too many in Phils history. I’ll go with Konstanty.
Posted: 01:28 PM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian
Is it coincidence or purpose that Mitch is at #93 ?
Posted: 01:31 PM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave S
Excited to see where my man Gavvy comes in at.
Posted: 07:20 PM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Ryan Kotarski
How can you put Brett Myers so low on the list?
Posted: 08:21 PM on January 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Brett
Was “One Nut” Kruk’s official nickname?
Posted: 05:48 PM on January 13, 2009